Most lakes in Colorado will soon see ice starting to form and virtually all the boat ramps will be closed. Mountain river areas will see ice develop and even most fishable tailwaters will experience inclement weather that can make fishing uncomfortable and difficult. Those of you that follow me know …

Police say they have foiled a plot to carry out a New Year’s Eve terror attack in the Australian city of Melbourne. A 20-year-old man has been arrested and accused of planning a mass shooting at Federation Square in the city centre. The man, who has not been named, was …

Facebook has begun monitoring its users to see if they are suicidal so it can contact the emergency services. Mark Zuckerberg, the company’s founder and chief executive, explained the move in a post on the platform, writing: “Here’s a good use of AI: helping prevent suicide.” Facebook said it is …

The crew of missing submarine ARA San Juan reported a fire in their final message, according to Argentinian media. The final contact from the vessel, which has 44 crew members on board, reportedly said seawater had entered the ventilation system, causing a battery on the diesel-electric submarine to short-circuit and …

Pope Francis avoided referring to the Rohingya by name as he delivered a speech in Myanmar, which has faced claims of ethnic cleansing and genocide against the minority Muslim group. But the Pontiff urged respect for “each ethnicity and its identity” and called on Myanmar’s government to ensure “justice and …

Ireland’s deputy prime minister Frances Fitzgerald has resigned – a move which means a snap election has been narrowly avoided. A no-confidence motion in Mrs Fitzgerald had been due to be debated in the Irish parliament on Tuesday evening. If the government had lost the vote, its supply-and-confidence arrangement would …

A British mother jailed in Iran is due to be assessed to determine whether she is fit to stay in prison, campaigners say. There have been reports that Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who was sentenced to five years in September 2016, has been on the verge of a nervous breakdown. The dual …

Kendrick Lamar’s seven Grammy nominations bring his all-time total to an impressive 29 — including three for the Recording Academy’s most prestigious prize, album of the year. (In January, his “Damn” will compete for that title with Jay-Z’s “4:44,” Bruno Mars’ “24K Magic,” Lorde’s “Melodrama” and “Awaken, My Love!” by …

By Jeff Horwitz, The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Owners of the Trump International Hotel in Panama are working to strip President Donald Trump’s name from the 70-story building and fire the hotel management company run by Trump’s family. The property once paid at least $32 million to associate with Trump. …

By Maura Dolan, Tribune Media Services California’s highest court decided unanimously Monday that farmers may have a labor contract imposed on them if negotiations with a union fail to produce an agreement. The state Supreme Court, overturning a lower court ruling, upheld a 2002 law that permits the state to …